What's New
Highlights
- Switching the dual kernel version to LTS 4.9.79
and LTS 4.14.16. LTS 4.4 is not tested in this release and under
maintenance mode
- U-Boot v2017.11 update
- LS2084A and LS2088A top bin and non-E part
- Direct device assignment in guest kernel on LTS
4.14 [DPAA2 processors]
- Support for edge compute on EdgeScale, including
secure manufacturing, secure keys, EdgeScale dashboard for users and application
management
- MC upgrade to 10.6.0
- Python scripts to generate RCW binaries for
LS1012A, LS1088A and LS2088A
- Support for DPDK 17.11 as base and OVS 2.9
- Includes several software fixes. Refer to Fixed,
Open, and Closed Issues on Layerscape Software Development Kit 18.03 Documentation -
Knowledge Center which has a list of all fixed issues
- Includes additional workarounds for Chip Errata:
A-008851, A-009611, A-009668, A-010131, A-010477, A-010843, A-011026
Ubuntu Userland
- No change since the last LSDK
Linux Kernel Core, Virtualization
- LTS kernel 4.9.79 update
- LTS kernel 4.14.16
- Direct device assignment in guest kernel on LTS
4.14 [DPAA2 processors]
- QEMU: MC portal emulation
Linux Kernel Drivers
- DPAA2 CAAM: generic gcm (aes), IPsec GCM -
rfc4106
- DPAA2 Ethernet: XDP, L2Switch driver update to
switchdev version
- USB: U1/U2 mode in host
Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK)
- Support of DPDK 17.11 as base
- Support of LTS 4.14
- AIOP cmdif support
- Ethernet poll mode driver with push mode queues,
Crypto - Scatter Gather support, Eventde driver, tail drop using WRED -
- CGR [DPAA1 processors]
- IPSEC protocol offload support
- KNI support
- PKTGEN 3.4.8
Virtualization - OVS-DPDK
Open Data Plane (ODP)
- No change since the last LSDK
U-Boot Boot Loader
- U-Boot v2017.11
- Support for IFC and EMMC switch support in qixis
[LS1088A]
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
- No change since the last LSDK
EdgeScale - Edge Compute
- Secure Manufacturing
- Tools available for Secure Fuse provisioning
[LS1012A, LS1043A, LS1046A]
- Secure Keys [LS1046A]
- Support of API's to import/generate RSA keys
securely
- Support of PKCS#11 interface for signing
operations
- Support of OPENSSL engine to access these keys
- EdgeScale Dashboard for Users
- Device management
- Secure device enrolment
- Secure key/certificate provisioning
- OTA: firmware update [LS1043A, LS1046A]
- Device status monitoring
- Application management
- Dynamic deployment of container based
applications
Other Tools and Utilities
- AIOP
- AIOP boot error handling, error frame handling,
TX buffer layout
- API for configuring timestamp passing behavior
inside a recycle path flow
- ASA opaque
- User-defined exception handler
- MC 10.6.0 update
- RCW
- LS2084A and LS2088A top bin and non-E part
- Python scripts to generate RCW binaries for
LS1012A, LS1088A and LS2088A